(BPT) – More than 39 million Americans 16 and older lack a high school diploma, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. And while a new survey indicates their reasons for dropping out range from lack of parental support to becoming parents themselves, those seeking a second chance at an education often find hope in General [...]
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Insight and inspiration for GED seekers
January 28th, 2013 
Exceed Magazine 
Posted in Education & Career 
Tags: career, diploma, dropout, education, GED, General Educational Development, high school, school, student 
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Fight the Growing Stigma of Unemployment
October 17th, 2012 Exceed Magazine (BPT) – Forty percent, or 5 million, of unemployed Americans are considered long-term unemployed,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, meaning they have been jobless for at least 27 weeks. With so many people facing long-term unemployment it’s inevitable that the topic is raised as they seek and interview for jobs.
Why taking care of your emotional health is important while unemployed
January 24th, 2012 Exceed Magazine (ARA) – It seems that nearly every newscast these days includes some discussion of wide-scale joblessness in the U.S. and discussion of economic crises at home and abroad. The American worker has been taken on a roller coaster ride over the course of the last few years that has left many in a tailspin when [...]
Ensuring You Get Your Priorities Right
December 13th, 2011 Exceed Magazine By Will Edwards In my workshops, we often talk about the importance of cultivating an effective professional image and, when it comes to thinking about selecting the right clothing for business, people will occasionally say something to the effect that they would dress like the manager if they were to get the manager’s job. This [...]
Three rules for the unemployed job seeker
December 6th, 2011 Exceed Magazine (ARA) – Everyone has heard that employers like to hire the currently employed, and there is a stigma attached to gaps in work history: generally, the longer the gap, the larger the stigma. This is a stigma potentially affecting 5.9 million people (or 42.4 percent of all the unemployed) who are defined as “long-term unemployed,” [...]
Discover Your Authentic Career in a Tough Economy
July 5th, 2011 Exceed Magazine By Ruchira Agrawal Some of you may be familiar with the term “authentic career”, others perhaps reading this for the first time and wondering what it really means. The term ‘Authenticity’ according to Wikipedia means – “the degree to which one is true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character”, despite “external forces, pressures, and [...]
